I’m delighted to share that I’ve started my PhD @BU_Tweets. This has been something that I’ve worked for tirelessly over a decade. Special thanks to my academic referees for their unwavering support. I hope to successfully complete it & follow their footsteps to pay that forward.

Great to be upstate New York and spend the next two weeks at @MaxwellSU participating at the Institute of Qualitative and Multi-method Research @SyracuseU

One week left to submit (self-)nominations for @APSAMENA Officer positions! We will elect a Vice Chair and a Member-at-Large. If you'd like to be involved in shaping our Section's activities, or know someone who should, nominate by Friday June 12. apsamena.org/2026/05/29/upco…

At long last, some sobering comments about the ongoing political stalemate in the Kurdistan region and its implications from the veteran politician and former foreign minister @HoshyarZebari

The University of Exeter is pleased to invite you to the launch of The Palgrave Handbook of Kurdish Genocides, edited by Dr Kaziwa Salih. Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j… Meeting ID: 968 8993 8133 Password: 093705

Delighted to be back to Washington DC & attend the @AtlanticCouncil’s #2026IraqDialogue hosted by Iraq Initiative @ACMideast. Kudos to @VictoriaT_ & @nibrasbasitkey for organizing such an outstanding conference amid the Mideast turmoil, making dialogue all the more necessary.

Looking forward to attend #IraqDialogue and reconnect with friends and acquaintances. #Iraq/MENA watchers can follow the discussions virtually on @ACMideast atlanticcouncil.org/programs…

Erdogan ally calls for official status for jailed Kurdish militant leader reut.rs/4w7S7vA reut.rs/4w7S7vA

The world's first "search engine": the library of Ashurbanipal - Mesopotamia. 📚 The Ashurbanipal Library in Nineveh is considered the earliest known systematic library in history. However, what is truly fascinating is the organizational discipline within this library: Classification System: Clay tablets were separated into different rooms based on subjects such as medicine, astronomy, literature, and magic. Cataloging: On the edge of each tablet, there were "tags" indicating the title of the text and which series it belonged to, much like the information found on book spines today. Copyright and Security: At the end of some tablets, there were sections containing severe curses against anyone who stole or damaged the tablet; this proves how valuable and protected information was considered at that time. Thanks to this library, the most significant literary works of Mesopotamia, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, have managed to survive to the present day.

My latest article, in the Conversation, is a historical perspective about the GCC-Iran relationships. Read here: theconversation.com/gulf-sta…

The best news coming out of Iraq was not the political breakthrough ending the gridlock over the premiership and presidency but the much needed rainfall reviving its wetlands 🛶🐮

Quoted in @The_NewArab about Iraq's new president. Amidi will likely be the invisible type not the activist model to bridge the existing Erbil and Baghdad divide. newarab.com/analysis/change-…

A Kurdish front in Tehran never materialized. Reuters spent eight weeks in Iraq's Kurdish region, speaking with exiled Iranian Kurdish fighters, senior Iraqi officials and residents of Kurdish areas in Iran to understand why reut.rs/4sXJUrP

I joined @MohammedASalih on @thenewregion's #GeoSpace podcast🎙️to discuss Iraq's precarious position and entanglement in the U.S.-Israel-Iran war. We broke down the deliberate attacks on the #Kurdistan region and what they reveal about state authority and order. Take a listen!🎧

In the latest episode of GeoSpace, @MohammedASalih hosted @ShivanFazil , to discuss the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, attacks on the Kurdistan Region, and the nexus of pro-Iran militias that complicate the Iraqi internal environment thenewregion.com/posts/5026

It was a pleasure hosting @ShivanFazil for the latest episode of #GeoSpace. Give this insightful discussion on the war in Iraq, and particularly its Kurdistan dimension, a listen.

#AkituBrikha (& happy easter) to Assyrian Chaldean Syriac people of #Iraq & around the world. Akitu, New Year is rooted in ancient #Mesopotamia marking the begging of spring🪻🌻📍Jerwan Aqueduct, part of Sennacherib’s canal system crossing Khenis River & Rabban Hormizd Monastey.

Congratulation to the Iraq National Team on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup ⚽️ I look forward to cheering them on during the group stage matches here in Boston 🏟️ #LionsofMesopotamia

Thanks to @Rudawkurdish for having me on this weekend to talk about the latest developments related to the war with Iran, attacks on Kurdistan region, and reverberations across the Middle East.

Condemning the Attacks on the Private Residence of Iraqi Kurdistan  state.gov/releases/office-of…

This is how the Iranian regime treats their neighbors. These actions by Iran and its proxies are a direct assault on Iraq’s sovereignty, stability, and unity. state.gov/releases/office-of…